1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 6
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Steve King (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Eileen Heiden (D) by 29.1 points.
Steve KingRepublican · winner
64.5%14,440
Eileen HeidenDemocrat
35.5%7,936
22,376 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET